With the worldwide emergence of data protection regulations, how to conduct law-regulated big data analytics becomes a challenging and fundamental problem. This article introduces the principle of least sensing, a promising sensing paradigm toward legally regulated big data analytics.
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Dan Keyserling, head of communications at Jigsaw, an incubator within Alphabet, shares how technology can help address global challenges, especially on the front lines of press freedom, political repression, and human rights.
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How an election promise to develop India's smart cities became an urban concern.
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From the early 1980s to the present day, the tech industry, the law, and media representations have evolved in tandem, all hypnotized by the myth of "The Hacker"---an ideal coder, stereotyped as an exceptional young white man.
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Internet startup POPVOX connects constituents to Congress in a play to disrupt the world of advocacy.
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Although public information is open, it is not always easily accessible.
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The former U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer and the author of Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better, Democracy Stronger and Citizens More Powerful discusses open government and what it really means.
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The difference between aggregating public data and investigative journalism.
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Using their technical expertise to bring transparency to the federal government, developers are unlocking data one API at a time.
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Technical solutions can provide a skeleton key to unlocking the Internet.
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